Edited by Michael J. Lynskey and Seiichiro Yonekura

Entrepreneurship and Organization

The Role of the Entrepreneur in Organizational Innovation

Edited by Michael J. Lynskey and Seiichiro Yonekura

Description

The latest volume in the Fuji Business History series explores the role of the entrepreneur and small business in the economies of the East and West. The volume presents contributions from well-known international scholars, including Michael Cusumano on Bill Gates and High-Tech Entrepreneurship; Martin Kenney on Venture Capital in Silicon Valley; and Mary Rose on issues of succession in entrepreneurial firms.

Entrepreneurship and Organization

The Role of the Entrepreneur in Organizational Innovation

Edited by Michael J. Lynskey and Seiichiro Yonekura

Table of Contents

List of FiguresList of TablesAbbreviationsList of ContributorsIntroduction, Michael J. LynskeyPart I: Entrepreneurs and the Creation of New Businesses and Industries 1. The Beginnings of the Radio Communications Industry, Pascal Griset2. German Department Store Chains from the 1920s to the 1980s, Heidrun Homburg3. The Spanish Motor Industry, 1930-1975, Albert Carreras and Salvador Estapé-Triay4. Nintendo's Home Video Game Business, Hiroyuki Yoshida5. The Software Business: Lessons from Bill Gates and Microsoft, Michael A. CusumanoPart II: Institutional and Organizational Factors Facilitating Entrepreneurship and Innovation 6. Venture Capital and the Local Area Networking Industry, Urs von Burg and MartinKenney7. The Hive-Off Mechanism of Larger Japanese Companies, Juro Hashimoto8. The Environment-Creating Mechanism of a Firm: Sony and Samsung, Dong-Sung ChoPart III: Entrepreneurship in Periods of Transition 9. R & D in British Industry, Sally M. Horrocks10. Transformational Entrepreneurship at NEC, Seiichiro Yonekura11. Leadership Succession in British Business in the 1950s, Mary B. RoseAfterword, Michael J. LynskeyIndex

Entrepreneurship and Organization

The Role of the Entrepreneur in Organizational Innovation

Edited by Michael J. Lynskey and Seiichiro Yonekura

Author Information

Professor Seiichiro Yonekura is Director of the Institute of Innovation Research at Hitotsubashi University. Michael J. Lynskey is a doctoral candidate in Management at the Said Business School, currently attached to the Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University. His D.Phil. research theme is the biotechnology industry in Japan.